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maxant 30F

Hello i have been looking for a used Extractor and i would like a Maxant. I found a commercial place near me that has 2 Maxant 30F for sale 1200-1400 +tax 20+ years old and well used, i know nothing about extractors, as far as sturdy construction it looks good (industrial) but maxant doesn't produce them and i'm worried about parts if i need them down the line. i see they list some parts available, but i don't like buying things and have to turn around and fix the every year. I am a mechanic and i don't really want to spend my time fixing things when i'm trying to enjoy myself beekeeping : )

I was going to get a 1400L electric maxant 20 frame. they sell for 1595 +tx & freight here in canada
here is a picture of the units

Re: maxant 30F

Originally Posted by Ben Little

Hello i have been looking for a used Extractor and i would like a Maxant. I found a commercial place near me that has 2 Maxant 30F for sale 1200-1400 +tax 20+ years old and well used, i know nothing about extractors, as far as sturdy construction it looks good (industrial) but maxant doesn't produce them and i'm worried about parts if i need them down the line. i see they list some parts available, but i don't like buying things and have to turn around and fix the every year. I am a mechanic and i don't really want to spend my time fixing things when i'm trying to enjoy myself beekeeping : )

I was going to get a 1400L electric maxant 20 frame. they sell for 1595 +tx & freight here in canada
here is a picture of the units

Re: maxant 30F

it would cost more to ship from the united states to me than to buy from a dealer in canada i was told. because there is customs/brokers fees. the beemaid place sells the 1400 for 1595 +tax and freight. they said the prices they have are 100 bucks more than Maxant because of the shipping from the US.
I am only taking peoples word on this information, i am a little bit gullable when it comes to people telling me the full story : ) it's just how i am.

Plus Beemaid told me almost a month ago they had none because they were on backorder, well it must be a long list of backorders because they said 2 weeks and it's now a month. and i never heard from them and i told them i wanted one ASAP.

I would love to buy factory direct. usually you get better deals, but freight will kill me and i don't know much about brokers

Re: maxant 30F

So my main concern is that i know that over the years materials cost more and products take a quality drop because of it and i was worried that if i bought a new extractor vs older , the material would be lower quality , mainly because of the 'overseas' marketed items here causing the porblem of selling a quality item at competitive prices.
how many years will an extractor go until it breaks ?
and was a model 30F a good model? how much were they sold for?

the one for sale has been used commercially for 20 years & the man has 1200 hives.

Re: maxant 30F

Beemaid does not usually have stock when you need it. I called for Pierco Medium frames and they said they were out. I asked them to call when available and it's been ver a month. I'm pretty sure they do not stock many extractors and order when needed.